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Donahue Fitzgerald Attorneys Named 2018 Super Lawyers
Kristin A. Pace: Estate and Probate Wilfred F. Roberge, Jr.: Estate and Probate Mary M. Rudser: Estate and Probate Elizabeth M. Engh: Estate and Probate David A. Stein: Construction Litigation Jonathan McNeil Wong: Immigration Practice areas represented include estate and probate, construction litigation, and immigration. All recognized attorneys have been honored for five years or […]
Sweeping New Music Law Expedites A $1.6 Billion Lawsuit Against Spotify
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LA punk rock band NOFX aims to share in $1.6 billion Spotify suit
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Senior Litigation Associate, Jesse B. McKeithen Joins the Firm’s Oakland Office
Jesse joins the firm from Latham & Watkins LLP, where he handled antitrust cases, regulatory investigations, complex commercial litigation, and class action lawsuits, amongst other types of litigation matters. Jesse received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University, and his law degree from UCLA School of Law. He also holds a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from […]
Employment Partner Andrew Shalauta Joins the Firm’s Oakland Office
Andrew joins the firm from Burnham Brown and has over 20 years of experience practicing law. Andrew has significant experience and expertise in handling litigation for private employers, public entities, and educational institutions. Andrew earned his J.D. from University of Colorado School of Law and his B.A. from University of California, Berkeley. About Donahue Fitzgerald […]
Spotify Attorney Estimates the Service Infringed 300,000 Songs in Settlement Hearing
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Donahue Fitzgerald Ranked in Top Tier of 2018 “Best Law Firms”
Donahue Fitzgerald’s Corporate Practice Group specializes in advising public and private companies, from high-tech start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, regarding corporate transactions, private equity and venture financings, and commercial matters. Our attorneys represent clients in the formation, financing, operation, and dissolution of corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies, and regularly advise these entities on corporate […]
Donahue Fitzgerald Attorneys Recognized in the Best Lawyers in America® 2018 Edition
OAKLAND (September 11, 2017) – Three attorneys from Donahue Fitzgerald were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2018: Dawn Newton, Franchise Law Merrill J. Schwartz, Corporate Law Kristin A. Pace, Tax Law The Best Lawyers in America rankings are based solely on peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of attorneys confidentially evaluate their colleagues. As lawyers do not […]
Hidden Assets: Licensing Your Company’s Trademarks
Protecting the Brand By Trademark Registration Before a company can engage in any meaningful trademark licensing, it must ensure that its trademarks are federally registered. This is the first step: a comprehensive filing strategy for all domestic and international brands. Start with core registrations for the products on which the marks are already used, and […]
Supreme Court Rules Trademark Disparagement Provision Unconstitutional
Background Simon Shio Tam filed an application for the mark “THE SLANTS” for “entertainment in the nature of live performances by a musical band.” The examining attorney at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) refused to register the mark, citing that under § 1052(a) of the Lanham Act, the mark was “likely disparaging […]